Ligi Kuu ya India
Ligi Kuu ya India (kwa Kiingereza: Indian Premier League; kifupi: IPL) ni ligi ya kitaalamu ya kriketi ya Twenty20 ya wanaume, inayoshindaniwa na timu kumi kutoka miji kumi ya India. [1]
Ligi hiyo ilianzishwa na Bodi ya Udhibiti wa Kriketi nchini India (BCCI) mnamo 2007. Kwa kawaida hufanyika kati ya Machi na Mei ya kila mwaka na ina dirisha la kipekee katika Mpango wa ICC Future Tours. [2]
IPL ndiyo ligi ya kriketi iliyohudhuriwa zaidi duniani na mwaka wa 2014 iliorodheshwa ya sita kwa wastani wa mahudhurio kati ya ligi zote za michezo. [3] Mnamo 2010, IPL ikawa tukio la kwanza la michezo duniani kutangazwa moja kwa moja kwenye YouTube . [4] [5] Thamani ya chapa ya IPL katika 2019 ilikuwa US$ 6.3 bilioni, kulingana na Duff & Phelps . [6] Kulingana na BCCI, msimu wa IPL wa 2015 ulichangia $150 milioni kwa Pato la Taifa la uchumi wa India . [7] Msimu wa 2020 wa IPL uliweka rekodi kubwa ya watazamaji ikiwa na maonyesho ya wastani 31.57 milioni na kwa ongezeko la jumla la matumizi ya asilimia 23 kutoka msimu wa 2019.
Kumekuwa na misimu kumi na nne ya mashindano ya IPL. Wamiliki wa sasa wa taji la IPL ni Chennai Super Kings, walioshinda msimu wa 2021.[8]
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- ↑ How can the IPL become a global sports giant? (28 June 2018). Iliwekwa mnamo 20 February 2019.
- ↑ IPL now has window in ICC Future Tours Programme (12 December 2017). Iliwekwa mnamo 20 February 2019.
- ↑ Barrett, Chris. "Big Bash League jumps into top 10 of most attended sports leagues in the world", The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube", ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ Hoult, Nick. "IPL to broadcast live on YouTube", The Telegraph UK.
- ↑ Laghate. "IPL brand valuation soars 13.5% to Rs 47,500 crore: Duff & Phelps", The Economic Times.
- ↑ "IPL 2015 contributed Rs. 11.5 bn to GDP: BCCI", The Hindu.
- ↑ IPL 2021 Final, CSK vs KKR Live Score & Updates: CSK win 4th IPL title as they defeat KKR by 27 runs. Iliwekwa mnamo 15 October 2021.